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My Patch of Green in the Urban Jungle
My patch of green in the urban jungle
Is down the meandering, river-like road
From the woodland of apartments that I call home
It’s a peaceful hidden oasis of shining verdant green
Amid the squawking of the birds that are cars and machinery
My patch of green in the urban jungle
Is tended to by many species of people
It has been cultivated to a point where its bounty
Is a rainbow array of Mother Nature’s gifts
Harvest is all year round
Because our harvest is a feast for the eyes as well as the stomach
My patch of green in the urban jungle
Is at the heart of my community
As an allotment, its purpose is to bring people together
And let us make friends whilst protecting nature
But how can it do that
If it’s not there?
My patch of green in the urban jungle
Is under threat from redevelopment
Doomed to become a finite forest of lifeless beige buildings
Chock full of incessantly twittering TV screens
And devoid of bright flowers and birdsong
I have a patch of green in an urban jungle
And I would like it to be preserved
The secret lavender patch behind the shed
The plot where the nursery children grow strawberries
The tree with branches low enough to swing from
And the waist high grass we run through
They are dear to me
And to everyone else that knows about them
Britain is losing its green patches
And becoming an urban jungle
Soon, children won’t know what it’s like
To swing from low branches and hide in lavender beds
The only birdsong they know
Will be the chattering of their phones
Let’s give the children of tomorrow
A future in which nature is key
And protect the little patches of green
In this vast urban jungle